High Energy is a studio album recorded in 1974 by jazz trumpeter Freddie Hubbard. It was first studio album released on the Columbia label and features performances by Hubbard, Joe Sample, George Cables, Junior Cook, Ernie Watts, Pete Christlieb, and Ian Underwood.
Reception AllMusic's Scott Yanow commented One of Freddie Hubbard's few decent efforts during his very commercial period with Columbia, this LP found his quintet (with tenor-saxophonist Junior Cook and keyboardist George Cables) joined by a small orchestra and a string section on a set of potentially dismal material."
Eric Kriss of DownBeat wrote: "Hubbard's use of a large band and heavily orchestrated parts is interesting, especially since the entire LP was recorded "live" without overdubs or effects."
Track listing "Camel Rise" (George Cables) - 6:21 "Black Maybe" (Wonder) - 4:55 "Baraka Sasa" (Hubbard) - 10:26 "Crisis" (Hubbard) - 5:45 "Ebony Moonbeams" (Cables) - 6:57 "Too High" (Wonder) - 6:35
Personnel Freddie Hubbard: trumpet, flugelhorn Junior Cook: tenor saxophone (6), flute Dick "Slyde" Hyde, George Bohanon: trombone Pete Christlieb: tenor saxophone (6), bass clarinet (5) Ernie Watts: bass flute (1), flute (6), soprano saxophone (5) Dean Parks: guitar George Cables: electric piano Joe Sample: clavinet, organ Ian Underwood: synthesizer Kent Brinkley: bass Harvey Mason (2, 4), Ralph Penland (1, 3, 5–6): drums Victor Feldman, King Errison, Carmelo Garcia: percussion Dale Oehler: arrangements, conducting
Charts + Chart performance for High Energy Chart (1974) Peakposition
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